A comparative study on competence of flight cadets born after 2000 based on self-evaluation and others'evaluation
Objective To investigate the current competence and expectations of 2 047 flight cadets who were born after 2 000 and 86 instructors in aviation schools in China.Methods A total of 2 047 flight cadets and 86 instructors were investigated.The revised competence questionnaire was used to evaluate their competence.Paired analysis was used to reveal the differences between their current competence and expected levels.Results The current competence of the cadets exceeded the theoretical average.The cadets'evaluation of current factors of competence was lower than that of expected competence(Z=-37.918,-37.383,-36.925,-37.721,-37.008,all P<0.001).The same was true of instructors(Z=-7.428,-7.062,-7.406,-7.278,-7.235,all P<0.001),but the cadets'evaluation of current factors of competency was higher than that of instructors(Z=2.47,3.34,3.35,3.39,2.98,P=0.014,0.001,0.001,0.001,0.003),so was their evaluation of the expected factors of competence(Z=8.71,10.05,8.92,11.04,9.30,all P<0.001).In addition,ideological competence was considered the most important by cadets and instructors alike.Conclusion The cadets'competence remains to be improved.Ideological competence is considered the most important competence among cadets and instructors.There is a need to synchronize the expectations of competence as well as the importance of different competence factors among cadets and instructors.